College football knowledge-maker: Marcus Mariota and all that matters in 2 minutes

Mariota is laser accurate and cool and calm back there. Wow. There will be different challenges as better defensive fronts throw pressure at him, he's faced with 3rd and long situations, he's got to play from behind, all of those things. But when you do everything correctly and score the first 5 times on the field, there's no way anyone can complain. He'll face those things and overcome them when the time comes.

Bennett got the shaft by having to run a liquid diet version of Oregon's offense for 2 1/2 quarters.

De'Anthony Thomas needs more touches as these games progress. He needs 20 touches a game and he could win the Heisman. But he'll need good enough numbers to make the electrifying plays push him over the top.

Byron Marshall's touchdown run was one of pure effort. He wasn't going to be denied. That's the stuff that highlights should be made of instead of just watching guys run down the sidelines. I hope that play gets some press.

Oregon's not likely to move up in the polls past Oklahoma after allowed over 500 yards and 34 points at home to Arkansas State. If they'd left the starters in and shut down the Wolves, maybe. But Kelly doesn't play it that way and wanted to use the game to get a ton of PT for everyone.

USC, Alabama, Oregon, Oklahoma and LSU look like the top five without a lot of other contenders right now.